It doesn’t take much to be a successful artist-all you need to do is dedicate your entire life to it.
BANKSYModern art is a disaster area. Never in the field of human history has so much been used by so many to say so little.
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Gaza is often described as ‘the world’s largest open air prison’ because no-one is allowed to enter or leave. But that seems a bit unfair to prisons – they don’t have their electricity and drinking water cut off randomly almost every day.
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Film is incredibly democratic and accessible, it’s probably the best option if you actually want to change the world, not just re-decorate it.
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There are four basic human needs; food, sleep, sex and revenge.
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Modern art is a disaster area. Never in the field of human history has so much been used by so many to say so little.
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People either love me or they hate me, or they don’t really care.
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You can win the rat race but you’re still a rat.
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Stencils are good for two reasons; one – they’re quick; two – they annoy idiots.
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People are fond of using military terms to describe what they do. We call it bombing when we go out painting, when of course it’s more like entertaining the troops in a neutral zone, during peacetime in a country without an army.
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Nothing in the world is more common than unsuccessful people with talent, leave the house before you find something worth staying in for.
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If you have a statue in the city centre you could go past it every day on your way to school and never even notice it, right. But as soon as someone puts a traffic cone on its head, you’ve made your own sculpture.
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I originally set out to try and save the world, but now I’m not sure I like it enough.
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My lawyer’s opinion is that the cops might not actually be able to charge me with criminal damage any more – because theoretically my graffiti actually increases the value of property rather than decreasing it. That’s his theory, but then my lawyer also believes wearing novelty cartoon ties is a good look.
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Today’s art has been cancelled due to police activity.
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It’s a very frustrated feeling you get when the only people with good photos of you work are the police department.
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I used to encourage everyone I knew to make art; I don’t do that so much anymore.
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